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FBI Arrests CIA Official With $40 Million in Gold Bars, $2 Million In Cash Stashed in His Home
FBI Arrests CIA Official With $40 Million in Gold Bars, $2 Million In Cash Stashed in His Home
In what may be the most bizarre story of the week, if not all of 2026, the NYTimes reports that a senior CIA official was arrested last week after investigators found hundreds of gold bars worth over $40 million stashed in his Virginia residence, a non-fiat fortune that he apparently brought home from work, according to court papers.
The CIA official, David Rush, is being held in jail while he awaits a detention...
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Ebola Cases, Deaths Jump In Congo As Outbreak Spreads
Ebola Cases, Deaths Jump In Congo As Outbreak Spreads
Authored by Zachary Stieber via The Epoch Times,
The number of Ebola cases and deaths has risen in Congo, the epicenter of an ongoing outbreak, officials said on June 14.
Response personnel carry the body of a person who died from Ebola in Bunia, Congo, on June 13, 2026. Jospin Mwisha/AFP via Getty Images
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Here's Why Trump's Hormuz Blockade Should Stoke 'Strait Chaos' For China
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The currently closed Strait of Hormuz, situated between Oman and Iran, connects the Persian Gulf to the Gulf of Oman and the Arabian Sea, and has emerged as a major flashpoint in the US-Iran war. The Bab el-Mandeb Strait, off Yemen's coast, has also remained a focal point among critical maritime chokepoints, given ongoing threats from Iran-linked Houthi rebels.
While both critical chokepoints have been in sharp focus in the news cycle and among US officials, institutional research desks, intelligence...
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